Devy Stock Market
The fantasy football stock market is constantly fluctuating and it is always important for us to stay on top of player stocks going up and downs. In devy stock market, each week I cover the best and worst performances of the week and how they impact the value of these players in devy fantasy football leagues.
Bulldogs Loving Leach – KJ Costello, QB, Kylin Hill, RB, Tyrell Shavers, WR, Osirus Mitchell, WR Mississippi State
Many people were excited to see the Mike Leach offense in the SEC, and they saw every bit of it as the skill players put up big numbers in their opener against LSU. KJ Costello had a promising sophomore season in 2018, throwing 29 touchdowns with an 8.8 AY/A at Stanford. In 2019, Costello struggled with injury, playing only five games and averaging 207 yards per game with a 6.1 AY/A.
After the disappointing 2019, Costello transferred and joined Mike Leach at Mississippi State. After one game, that is looking like a smart decision as he managed 623 passing yards, five touchdowns and a 10.6 AY/A. In two years or older devy leagues, Costello is likely rostered in superflex and this is a possible sell-high opportunity if you are not a believer in success in the Leach offense leading to NFL success for quarterbacks.
Devy players watched Max Borghi catch 139 passes in the last two seasons and became excited for Kylin Hill’s role in the Leach offense. In their opener, Hill validated that excitement with eight catches for 158 receiving yards and one touchdown. While Hill likely won’t see the rushing volume he saw in 2019 with 242 carries, he will more than make up for it in the passing game. If Hill continues this type of production throughout the season, he will easily be a day two NFL draft pick and a high rookie pick in devy leagues where he is not already rostered.
Tyrell Shavers couldn’t crack the crowded Alabama depth chart, but in game one with Mississippi State, the 6’6” 200-pound wideout showed his abilities with two catches for 68 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the field, 6’5” 210-pound Osirus Mitchell had a career game, catching seven passes for 183 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Mitchell accumulated about 43% of the total receiving yards he had in each of the last two seasons at Mississippi State in only one game. Mitchell is likely not rostered in many devy leagues, but the big size and big final season production could lead him to be an early selection in the NFL draft and devy rookie drafts. Of all of these four, I think Mitchell actually has the highest NFL/dynasty upside.
Pitts is Popping – Kyle Pitts, TE Florida
Entering the season, there was a debate on who the 2021 TE1 between Pitts, Pat Freiermuth and Brevin Jordan. If Florida’s opener is any indication, Pitts has put those discussions to bed as he looks to be the clear TE1 in college football. Pitts had a breakout sophomore campaign with 54 catches for 649 receiving yards and five touchdowns, accounting for 17% of Florida receptions and receiving yards, a high market share for the tight end position in college football.
In the opener, Pitts had eight catches for 170 receiving yards and four touchdowns. This is a sell-high opportunity for the Florida tight end, as his value is as high as any devy tight end will ever be, I personally prefer to build my devy teams through the other three positions, so if you can get a comparable prospect at quarterback (superflex) or running back/wide receiver, that’s a move I’d be trying to make.
Gabriel Going Deep – Dillon Gabriel, QB UCF
Gabriel had an under-the-radar, very good freshman season at UCF with 33 total touchdowns and a 9.8 AY/A. That success has continued into 2020 with a pair of big games to start the season, two 400 yard passing and four touchdowns games on the road for the Knights.
It’s not often that devy players dip their toes in the quarterback waters of non-power 5 teams, but if Gabriel continues to put up crazy numbers like a 10.7 AY/A, he will be a consideration for devy drafters in superflex next off-season.
Isaiah “Don’t call me CJ” Spiller – Isaiah Spiller, RB Texas A&M
Spiller was one of the best freshmen in the country in 2019, tallying 1,149 scrimmage yards with 5.4 yards per carry and 29 receptions out of the backfield.
He picked up where he left off, putting up big numbers on limited touches in the Aggies’ opener, rushing for 117 yards with 14.6 yards per carry. Spiller was one of my favorite devy players to acquire all off-season, and he is a firm hold as he continues to ascend to being a top back in college football.
Hot start, then Rattled – Spencer Rattler, QB Oklahoma
Rattler couldn’t have asked for a better start to his college career. In his first start, he threw for 290 passing yards and four touchdowns in a rout of Missouri State. In his second start, Rattler began the game completing 26-29 passes for 339 yards and four touchdowns, however, as Kansas State began to mount a comeback, Rattler struggled, completing only one of 11 passes for 48 passing yards.
Now, one poor quarter doesn’t tank the stock of the Oklahoma quarterback, but it does show that the sophomore QB isn’t perfect, which it was looking like he was close to through his first six quarters. Rattler is still in the 2022 QB1 conversation with Sam Howell and Kedon Slovis, but 2020 will likely not be as smooth as the previous seasons at Oklahoma with Baker Mayfield, Kyler Murray and Jalen Hurts.
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